Soft, stretchy ‘jelly batteries’ inspired by electric eels
17 July 2024Researchers have developed soft, stretchable ‘jelly batteries’ that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver...
‘Diabetes distress’ increases risk of mental health problems among young people living with type 1 diabetes
17 July 2024Children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are at significantly higher risk of a number of mental health issues, including mood and anxiety disorders, a study...
Ultra-processed food makes up almost two-thirds of calorie intake of UK adolescents
17 July 2024Adolescents consume around two-thirds of their daily calories from ultra-processed foods (UPFs), new research from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol has found.
AI Chatbots have shown they have an ‘empathy gap’ that children are likely to miss
15 July 2024New study proposes a framework for “Child Safe AI” following recent incidents which revealed that many children see chatbots as quasi-human and trustworthy.
Learning from experience: Patients are vital to advances in tackling cancer
15 July 2024Researchers and clinicians are now welcoming new perspectives: those of people with experience of cancer.
Journeys of discovery: Steve Jackson and a life-saving cancer drug
15 July 2024What excites Steve Jackson is understanding how biology works and why it sometimes goes wrong. But what galvanises him is knowing there are people alive...
Cancer is the public's biggest health concern, survey finds
15 July 2024Two-thirds of the public say they are very or somewhat worried about being told they have cancer – higher than for any other medical condition...
The nurse championing cancer patients
15 July 2024“There are things that only patients see,” says Elaine Chapman, lead advisory nurse for the Cambridge Cancer Hospital.
The hospital that will change the story of cancer forever
15 July 2024Work will begin soon on a new hospital that will transform how we diagnose and treat cancer. Cambridge Cancer Research Hospital will treat patients across...
Artificial intelligence outperforms clinical tests at predicting progress of Alzheimer’s disease
12 July 2024Cambridge scientists have developed an artificially-intelligent tool capable of predicting in four cases out of five whether people with early signs of dementia will remain...